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1、世界名人英文情书MyDearestFriend,...shouldIdrawyouthepictureofmyheartitwouldbewhatIhopeyouwouldstilllovethoughitcontainednothingnew.Theearlypossessionyouobtainedthere,andtheabsolutepoweryouhaveobtainedoverit,leavesnotthesmallestspaceunoccupied.Ilookbacktotheear
2、lydaysofouracquaintanceandfriendshipastothedaysofloveandinnocence,and,withanindescribablepleasure,Ihaveseennearascoreofyearsrolloverourheadswithanaffectionheightenedandimprovedbytime,norhavethedrearyyearsofabsenceinthesmallestdegreeeffacedfrommymindthe
3、imageofthedearuntitledmantowhomIgavemyheart.AbigailAdamstoJohnAdams,herhusband.HebecamethesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStates.WrittenDecember23,1782SullivanBallouwrotetohiswifeSarahjustoneweekbeforeheand27ofhisclosecomradesand4000Americansinallwoulddieint
4、hebattleat"FirstManassas".Julythe14th,1861WashingtonD.C.MyverydearSarah:Theindicationsareverystrongthatweshallmoveinafewdays--perhapstomorrow.LestIshouldnotbeabletowriteyouagain,IfeelimpelledtowritelinesthatmayfallunderyoureyewhenIshallbenomore.Ourmove
5、mentmaybeoneofafewdaysdurationandfullofpleasure--anditmaybeoneofsevereconflictanddeathtome.Notmywill,butthine0God,bedone.IfitisnecessarythatIshouldfallonthebattlefieldformycountry,Iamready.Ihavenomisgivingsabout,orlackofconfidencein,thecauseinwhichIame
6、ngaged,andmycouragedoesnothaltorfalter.IknowhowstronglyAmericanCivilizationnowleansuponthetriumphoftheGovernment,andhowgreatadebtweowetothosewhowentbeforeusthroughthebloodandsufferingoftheRevolution.AndIamwilling--perfectlywilling--tolaydownallmyjoysin
7、thislife,tohelpmaintainthisGovernment,andtopaythatdebt.But,mydearwife,whenIknowthatwithmyownjoysIlaydownnearlyallofyours,andreplacetheminthislifewithcaresandsorrows--when,afterhavingeatenforlongyearsthebitterfruitoforphanagemyself,Imustofferitastheiron
8、lysustenancetomydearlittlechildren--isitweakordishonorable,whilethebannerofmypurposefloatscalmlyandproudlyinthebreeze,thatmyunboundedloveforyou,mydarlingwifeandchildren,shouldstruggleinfierce,thoughuseless,contestwithmyloveofcountry?Ica
